Casey (Oligocene of the United States)

Where: Pennington County, South Dakota (43.9° N, 102.4° W: paleocoordinates 45.0° N, 94.2° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Orellan (33.9 - 33.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: M. R. Thorpe. 1920. New species of Oligocene (White River) Felidae. American Journal of Science 50(297):207-224 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details

PaleoDB collection 17077: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.05.2002

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Taxonomic list

• county assignment based on location of Casey Post Office
no indication of age
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Nimravidae
Hoplophoneus primaevus Leidy and Owen 1851 false sabre-tooth